st. thecla catholic church
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St. Thecla Catholic Church
6725 W. Devon Avenue Chicago, IL 60631 773-792-3077
March 3rd, 2019
Welcome Bishop Mark Bartosic, Confirmation Candidates—2019, Parents, families, relatives and friends to the Sacrament of Confirmation and Mass Sunday, March 3rd , 3:00pm
• Emma Anthony Alvarado • Mark Christopher Arnold • Katie Margaret Ashworth • Annie Dorothy Atamas • Nicholas Michael Bacoulis • Nathan Michael Betancourt • Matthew Michael Boduch • Michael Joseph Brosnan • Madeleine Catherine Clyde • Alex Vincent Conley • Jack Patrick Conley • Christy Hedwig Correa • Jeremy Joseph Ewing • Juan Raphael Favela • Jack Michael Fuller • Tara Evelyn Gillespie • Cara Teresa Lewandowski • Sara Monica Martorano • Michael Jose McCarthy
• Coleman Timothy McDonagh • Makenzie Francis Miklasz • Maeve Genevieve Miller • Tyler George Milz • Connor Richard Mosele • Evan Ignatius Nelson • Gavin Francis Riley • Ryan Michael Riley • Finley Abigail Rocha • Catherine Philomena Sabal • Henry Maximilian Sadler • William Francis Sadler • Alex Michael Shannon • Liam Michael Sheedy • Nora Cecilia Sheedy • Kevin Patrick Sheehy • Hailey Elizabeth Shrader • Tony Bernard Tirado • Timothy Bernard Valente
The Candidates—St. Thecla Parish 2019
8th Sunday in ordinary time RENEW MY CHURCH
Called by Jesus Christ, we are making disciples, building communities and inspiring witness.
OBSERVANCES Sunday: 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Casimir Wednesday: Ash Wednesday Thursday: Sts. Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs Friday: St. John of God, Religious Saturday: St. Frances of Rome, Religious Next Sunday: 1st Sunday of Lent; Daylight Saving Time Begins
WEEKLY READINGS Sunday: Sir 27:4-7/Ps 92/1 Cor 15:54-58/Lk 6:39-45 Monday: Sir 17:20-24/Ps 32/Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: Sir 35:1-12/Ps 50/Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18/Ps 51/2 Cor 5:20-6:2/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Dt 30:15-20/Ps 1/Lk 9:22-25 Friday: Is 58:1-9a/Ps 51/Mt 9:14-15 Saturday: Is 58:9b-14/Ps 86/Lk 5:27-32 Next Sunday: Dt 26:4-10/Ps 91/Rom 10:8-13/Lk 4:1-13
GOSPEL MEDITATION Emails. Carpools. Shopping lists. Home repairs. It can seem like we move so quickly from one thing to the next. Our news comes in sound bites and headlines. How often do we take time for silence, for prayer, for reflection, for wisdom? Jesus warns us of stumbling through life without an adequate sense of where weʹre going. ʺCan a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit?ʺ This Sundayʹs Gospel isnʹt about fumbling along but offers a self-check on our own motivations. ʺWhy do you notice the splinter in your brotherʹs eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own?ʺ Without adequate self-reflection, itʹs easy to become blind to our own faults. We go through lifeʹs motions as our bad habits linger or even increase. We may become increasingly impatient, we may avoid important tasks, we may neglect the emotional needs of our spouse. Perhaps, in the process, we find fault with those around us. In the words of Jesus, ʺremove the wooden beam from your own eye first.ʺ So how do we know? How can we notice the hidden faults in our lives? ʺA good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of store of evil produces evil.ʺ Do you notice certain relationships that have become strained, or situations where you know you donʹt act your best? Perhaps this is an area where you are acting out of sin, rather than virtue. The truth is, all of us are a mixture of light and dark, vice and virtue. We canʹt pretend weʹre perfect! But we also need to take time to pause and prayerfully examine the fruit weʹre bearing. Article provided by LPI.
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Recently Baptized in the Catholic Faith
Pearl Lane Garcia Ella Rose Dziedzic
ʺNone of us is alone in this world. Each of us is a vital piece of the great mosaic.ʺ -St. John Paul II
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK
TUESDAY, MARCH 5 K Of C Saint Patrickʹs Dinner- 6:30p.m.-10:30p.m.-MPR, school kitchen Choir rehearsal —7:00-8:00p.m.-Parish Chapel Gen. Anders Polish School First Communion Mtg. –7:00p.m.-8:00 p.m. –Church STWC-Board Meeting –7:15 pm-9:00p.m.-PDR THURSDAY, MARCH 7 Leisure Club-Set up-9a.m.-11:00a.m.-QOP Anon Mtg.-9:30a.m.-11:30a.m.-SJW Leisure Club Mtg-11:30am-3p.m.-QOP Boy Scouts– 7:00p.m.-8:30p.m.-MPR, GYM SATURDAY, MARCH 9 Gen. Anders Polish School-9:00am.-3:00p.m.-school classroom, MPR, Teacher’s Lounge Gen. Anders Polish School Mass –12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Church SJW– St. Joseph the Worker room
QOP-Queen of Peace room PDR-Parish Office dining room
MPR-Multi-purpose room: Haran-Nelson Hall
Administrator: Fr. Gregory Rom
Weekend Associate: Fr. Ronald Stake Pastor Emeritus: Fr. Gerald Rogala
Deacons: Robert Cnota, Steven Wagner and
Michael McManus
School Principal: Mr. Tim O’Malley
Church & School Development: Ms.Kathy Collins
Religious Education: Mr. Ron Mazzoni
Music: Mr. Mark Wozniczka, Director
Mr. Markeise Russell, Choir Director
MASS SCHEDULE:
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday - Friday: pls. see pg. 9
Holy Days: Please see the bulletin
Confessions: Saturday: 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Church: 6725 W. Devon Ave. Chicago, IL 60631 Parish Office: 6333 N. Newcastle Ave. Administrative Assistant: Monika McGavin Weekend: Barbara Swift
Hours: Monday– 8:00a.m.-4:00p.m. Tuesday—Friday 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m. Saturday: 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m. (773) 792-3077 ext. 209 FAX: (773) 792-3820 e-mail: [email protected] School: 6323 N. Newcastle Ave., Chicago, IL 60631 (773) 763-3380 Visit us on the web at:
www.saintthecla.org
PARISH INFORMATION
Polska Szkoła im. Gen. Wł. Andersa Saturday School of Polish Language
40 Lat działalności wśród Polonii Amerykańskiej!
♦ Szkoła podstawowa ♦ Liceum ♦ Klasa dla dzieci dwujęzycznych Lekcje trwają w godzinach od 9 rano do 12:30 popo-łudniu i obejmują zajęcia z religii przygotowujące do Sakramentów: Pierwszej Komunii Świętej i Bierzmowania. Dyrektor Szkoły-p.Wanda Penar. Kontakt: 1(224)735-7297. email: szkolaandersausa@ gmail.com. Strona szkoły: www.szkolaandersa.us; • Przygotowanie do Egzaminu Certyfikowanego z Języka Polskiego jako Języka Obcego oraz stanowe-go Seal of Biliteracy. • Szkoła akredytowana jest przez Illinois Board of Education. 8
MASS INTENTIONS
Tues. March 5 8:30a.m. +Marshall Smith Jr. Wed. March 6 8:30a.m. School Mass 12:00 p.m.-Prayer service (no Mass) 7:00 p.m. Mass Thurs. March 7 8:30a.m. +Bishop Edwin M. Conway Friday March 8 8:30a.m. +Bob Mader Sat. March 9 5:00p.m. +Joseph & Charlotte Kupiec +Deceased members of Varga Family Sun. March 10 8:00a.m. +Wanda Krozel 10:00a.m. Parishioners
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING AND CARING FOR THE GIFT OF YOUR PARISH - ST. THECLA
+ Alan J. Usdrowski
Online Giving-Parish 02/18/19-02/25/19 Sunday Collection: $2,048.58 Special: $25.00 One –Time donation: $25.00 Total: $2,098.58
Other collection-online giving 02/18/19-02/25/19 Sharing Parish: $15.00 Total: $15.00
CONTRIBUTIONS 2/24/19 Sunday Collection: $4,246.20 Maintenance: $50.00 Parking Lot: $57.00 Votive Stand: $18.25 Total: $4,371.45
Women’s Council News
In preparation for the Lenten season Saint Thecla‘s Women’s Council is planning a Len-ten reflection on Tuesday March 19th
at 7:45p.m. in the Haran-Nelson Hall. Doors open at 7:30p.m. Lent is considered a time of fasting and repentance leading up to the celebration of Easter.
Please join us for a light supper of bread and soup provided by The White Eagle Restaurant. Following dinner we are pleased to welcome speaker Deacon John Rottman who will conclude the evening with prayer and reflection.
Please RSVP to Terri #773-631-0215 or Maribeth # 773-266-3831 by March 13th if you plan on joining us.
All are welcome to join us and as always transportation can be arranged if you need a ride to any of our meetings.
Defending Life-Join the Knights of Colum-bus; contact Grand Knight Tim Horn at 312-927-7057 or Parish Office.
Sing with the choir, offer your musical skills; see Markeise or Mark after Mass or contact them!
Markeise: [email protected] Mark: [email protected]
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Other collection 02/24/19 Human Development: $2.00 Total: $2.00
March 6: Ash Wednesday Ashes will be distributed at:
8:30am – School Mass 12:00pm – Prayer Service (no Mass)
7 :00pm – Mass
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The Season of Lent will begin this Wednesday. This Wednesday, March 3: Ash Wednesday Ashes will be distributed at: 8:30am – School Mass 12:00pm – Prayer Service 7:00pm – Mass
Lenten Regulations
Abstinence from meats is to be observed by all Catholics 14 years and older on Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent.
Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday by all Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59.
Those who are bound by this may take only one full meal. Two smaller meals are permitted if necessary to maintain strength according to one’s needs,
but eating solid foods between meals in not permitted. The special Paschal fast and abstinence are prescribed for Good Friday
and encouraged for Holy Saturday. By the threefold discipline of fasting, almsgiving and prayer, the Church keeps Lent from Ash Wednesday until the evening of Holy Thursday. All of the faithful and the catechumens should undertake serious practice of these three traditions. Failure to observe penitential days totally or a substantial number of days must be considered serious. Stations of the Cross ------------------------- Fridays at 7:00pm Polish School Stations of the Cross ------- Saturdays at 12:30pm also: “Stations through the eyes of Mary” ---- Friday, April 5 – 7:00pm “Living Stations of the Cross” ------------ Friday, April 12 – 2:00 & 7:00pm
[If there are any errors in the information above, please communicate a.s.a.p. Thank You.] One Option for Lenten Almsgiving:
Catholic Relief Services’ Rice Bowl banks This is only one option for our Lenten almsgiving. Everyone can make their own choice.
The “rice bowl banks” are available in the vestibule and at the side doors. This Sunday: ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL “Follow-up Sunday” Thank You Very Much to all who participated in last weekend’s Commitment Sun-day. Annual Catholic Appeal brochures & pledge envelopes are still available. If you will be writing a check, please make it out to Annual Catholic Appeal (not St. Thecla).
This Sunday, March 3 – 3:00pm: Sacrament of Confirmation Mass with Bishop Bartosic
[This Mass will be the Sunday Mass and will fulfill our obligation.]
Please remember: The Bishop will not be able to stay after Mass for the reception.
For those who’d like a photo with the Bishop, please be in the Queen of Peace room by 1:45pm.
(There will be a reception after the Mass.) Next weekend – March 9 & 10: “Re-Commissioning” At all 3 Masses, our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and our Ministers of Care will be “re-commissioned”. All Parishes do this every 3 years (usually on the 1st Sunday of Advent). Thank You Very Much to all of our liturgical ministers! Thanks to Deacon Steve Wagner who is coordinating this “re-commissioning”.
P.S. “Communion Ministers” and Ministers of Care may also distribute ashes. 1 week from this Tuesday – March 12: Sacrament of Confirmation
with Bishop Wypych for the Polish School Lenten Mission with St. Cornelius and St. Tarcissus Parishes: March 31 – April 2 This Lenten Mission will be at St. Cornelius, and each Parish will take a turn providing the light dinner (6:00pm) and the liturgical duties (greeters/ushers, readers, etc.). Our evening-to-host will be Tuesday, April 2nd. More details forthcoming. You can go to www.Friarjp.com to learn more about the Mission and the Mission preacher, Father Johnpaul Cafiero, OFM.
P.S. We will probably have the “light dinner” delivered so we can enjoy it too. Vicariate “Listening Session” – Monday, March 18 – St. John Brebeuf – 7:00pm If anyone, who attended our “Listening Sessions” here, would like to be one of the five of our St. Thecla parishioners to attend the Vicariate “Listening Session”, please contact Fr. Greg by next Sunday, March 10. (Then, I can give you a copy of the notes from our session.)
Renew My Church (RMC) – Update #5 Information about RMC has been in our Sunday bulletins since the first Sunday of Febru-ary. Please continue to keep up-to-date. (Past bulletins can be read on our Parish web-site. Also, some “paper copies” are available.) On this past Wednesday afternoon, there was an orientation meeting for the Staff of all the Parishes in Vicariate II who are being “activated” in 2019. Because our bulletin must be sent to the printer before then, a summary of that meeting will be in next Sunday’s bulletin. Only general information and maybe the schedule of future meetings will be communicated. If you have not yet done so, I encourage you to go to RenewMyChurch.org to learn more about the “whys” and “hows” of this important planning process.
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Parishioner Contact Update: To help keep our records current, please print the information below and drop the form in the collection basket or at the parish office. Thank you. Last Name______________________ First Name _____________________________M/M, Mr., Mrs., Ms. Address__________________________________City___________________Zip Code______________ Email address____________________Phone (Home)______________Cell phone___________________________
We pray for all those in nursing homes, homebound or who require extended care and those who care for them:
Richard Bekielewski, Sr Matthew Paul Baginski Don Bohdanyk Alicja Brozyna Daniel Burke Jodi Chmiel Harriet Chudzynski Sharon Cinkowsky Eileen Cobb Kevin Connolly Mildred Cwiak Patricia Dooley Diane Dudek Gilfoy Family Fernando Gimenez Helen Glomb Ann Gosciniak Gerald Halvey Beverly Herbig
Frank Herbig Rick Hernandez Eleanor Holler Maria Kadlub Barbara Kelly Edward Kennedy Maria Kieca Beverly Kisiel Ronald Klish Mary Lavalle Joanna Lesna Rose Ligeza Walter Malinowski Wanda Marshall Marni Mensching Imleda Mizones Joan Nykiel Alice Mae Norton Patricia O’Toole
William Parrillo Carolyn Plodzien Stanley Podgorny Fran Riley Helena Rumas Stanley Sadej Jennie Sekula Walter Smal Diana Strauss Aurelia Swiat Matthew Switski Janis Taylor Patricia Timm John Vargo Helene Veder Cecilia Walega Christine Wasowski Mary Widelka Edward Wnek
Julia Zeler Rose Zembal Barbara Zygmunt
Prayer List, US Military We keep those who are serving in the military in our prayers. Please print the name of your loved one and drop it in the collection basket or return it to the Parish Office. Their names will remain on the list until you notify us of their return or if their rank changes.
United States Marines: CPT. Philip E. Blais, 2ndLt. Kevin Bowler, PFC Michael T. Brennan, Pvt. James Dinela, LCpl. Kyle Elmer, SSgt. Benjamin Juhasz, LCpl. Nathaniel J. Juncer, Maj. Michael C. Mroszczak, PFC. Seth D. Perkins, LCpl. Jose Rivera, MSgt. Richard L. Sroka, 2nd Lt. Zachary Henry, LCpl. Michael Panagas
United States Army: MAJ. Terence W. Bacon, PFC. Adam Dunbar, SGT. Sean Doherty, SGT. Rachel Hall, SGT. Robert Lach, CPT. Jared Lampe, WO. Steven Larmay, SPC. Thomas J. Lyons III, PFC. Raymond Rau, 1LT. Michael Spiwak, SGT. Brian Pasterczyk
United States Air Force: TSgt. Michael J. Archam, A1C Heather Bosh, A1C Shane Garrison, SSgt. Adam Krey, Maj. Peter A. Schroeder, MSgt. James E. Stay, SSgt. Sentara Stay, SSgt. Matt Tredwell, AIG. Keith Daniel Garrison, A1C. Andrew T. Perkins
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Eucharistic Adoration
At this time the plan is to restart Eucharistic Adoration on Friday March 8th and continue for every week thereafter if the faithful demonstrate interest. Adoration will begin on Friday at 12 noon and conclude with Benediction at 3 PM. Adoration will take place in the Chapel in the Parish Office. All are welcome to attend.
Deacon Steve will facilitate Adoration with the help of those attending.
www.saintthecla.org/parish/
GENERAL INFORMATION
If you are new to St. Thecla; Welcome! To register as a parishioner; call the office at 773-792-3077 ext. 209
Baptisms: Call the office to make the arrangements and reserve a place at the Baptismal Prep Class.
Marriages: The Pastoral Guidelines for Marriage Preparation in the Archdiocese of Chicago ask that a minimum of 4 months be set aside as formation time in preparation for this sacrament. Couples should not reserve a banquet hall prior to setting the date in church. Please note we are unable to accommodate weddings on Sundays.
Bulletin Deadline: All articles must be e-mailed or dropped off at the office by 10:00 a.m. on Fridays (8 days prior to publication date). Holidays have early deadlines. Articles are subject to editing. Our e-mail is [email protected].
Become a Catholic: Adults and teens interested in receiving the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and/or Eucharist) and those who are curious about the Catholic Faith we are eager to meet you. Call today! 773-792-3077 ext. 209
Homebound/Communion Visitations: St. Thecla is blessed with Ministers of Care who can regularly take communion to those in need. Please call the office to arrange for Holy Communion for yourself or a homebound loved one.
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ST. THECLA SCHOOL The Second Graders had a super fun and educational day celebrating the 100th Day of School. The students got to show off their creative T-Shirts during a fashion show that showed their 100 items. They also got to build their own snack goodie bag of 100 items that they had to count out. The stu-dents were able to build with 100 cups and used 100 cubes to measure and count how tall they were. They also had fun writing about what they would spend their 100 dollars on! Second Grade is 100 (and then some) days smarter! Ms. Sara Due— 2nd Grade Teacher
Consider SAINT THECLA SCHOOL for Your Children. Schedule a visit today!
call Ms. Kathy Collins at 773.763.3380 or email: [email protected]. On the web visit www.saintthecla.org